UPWELLING CASE STUDY Kevin Vincent BasehorLinwood High School
UPWELLING CASE STUDY Kevin Vincent Basehor-Linwood High School Basehor, KS
Pre Activity Prep Ø Introduction and Activity broken into 2 – 80 min blocks Ø Reserved mobile computer lab Ø Helpful with projector Ø Determined necessary Prior knowledge
Introduction to Ocean Gave students time to navigate the MBARI website and investigate current research projects being worked on. Ø Gave students introductory questions guiding them to the necessary information to perform case study Ø l l l What is an upwelling What is El Nino How are they related Describe the ideal habitat that a sardine would thrive Why does any of this matter to residents of Kansas
Case Study Groups of 2 (each with computer) Ø Very little verbal direction Ø Notes describing thoughts throughout the activity Ø Discussion Questions Ø
Activity Wrap-up Ø Designed questions to assess and have students reflect on activity l l What season did the upwelling occur? What data leads you to this conclusion?
Strengths of Activity Exciting for students Ø Includes cross-curricular aspects (geography, technology, math, etc…) Ø Requires out-of-the-box thinking Ø Uses “Real” scientific data Ø Well laid out Ø Forces students to use valuable science skills Ø Easily modifiable Ø
Suggestions to Improve Ø Teacher Info section l l l Time guideline Modifications by other teachers Helpful topics for students to be familiar with Ø Wrap up questions l Questions to assess student comprehension Ø Post activity wrap-up l Now that a scientist has this data what would they do with it?
Other Activities Ø Deep Sea Sort l l l Excellent pictures Requires careful planning to classify Developed excellent class discussion
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